Hi!

I'm thinking about this, it is possible to render more speed changing the
bits color to 16 or 8? (instead of 24)

Thanks for the attention, a big hug!

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cogitas3d wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I'm thinking about this, it is possible to render more speed changing the
> bits color to 16 or 8? (instead of 24)

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cogitas3d nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 16/11/2006 17:10:
> Hi!

> I'm thinking about this, it is possible to render more speed changing the
> bits color to 16 or 8? (instead of 24)

> Thanks for the attention, a big hug!


Most of the time, no. The bigest part of the render time is used by your FPU, 
and none by the GPU.
The only case where it may help, is with multiple levels of reflection and 
transparency, if it enable you to use a lower adc_bailout value. Then only if 
outputing as lesser quality TGA or PNG: less bits per chanel, like 5 instead of 
8 to give 16 bits files. And even in that case, the gain would be minimal, at most.

-- 
Alain
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The more crap you put up with, the more crap you are going to get.

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Hi!

Thorsten Froehlich: Thanks for the text link :) (Have a Froehlich bishop
when I live, in Sinop-MT, Brazil)

Alain: Thanks for the explanation. I'll read more about this :P

A big hug!

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